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Foundations for better futures

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Martha Landry, Currents Editor
February 14, 2013

The UW-Eau Claire “bubble” is an easy place to get stuck as a college student. Branching out and forming a connection with the community of Eau Claire is something students frequently miss out on. Joining churches, organizations or reading the news are some ways that students can invest their time... Read more »

Service with nothing more than a smile

Aram deKoven
April 5, 2012

UW-Eau Claire prides itself on the amount and variety of service its students participate in each semester. To facilitate this, the university provides many opportunities for students to give their time, energy, and intellect. As students head out each semester to undertake their various service-learning... Read more »

Volunteering for the university’s sake

Carolyn Tiry
March 29, 2012

I made my first micro-loan using Kiva on Friday. And despite not being able to personally witness the good that loan will do, it feels like it’ll do more good than anything else I’ve done for a long time.  And that includes UW-Eau Claire’s service-learning requirement. For those who don’t know,... Read more »

Students give back with service-learning

Katie Hoffman
September 15, 2011

  In order to graduate from UW-Eau Claire, students must meet their service-learning hours, a requirement that can only be seen at a handful of public universities across the nation.   The program came about during a curriculum reform in 1995, according to Director of Service-Learning Don Mowry,... Read more »